Stolen RV recovered at Downtown El Paso port of entry

A new vehicle reported stolen in El Paso earlier in the days was recovered Monday afternoon at the Stanton Street international crossing, officials said.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and U.S. Border Patrol agents inspecting vehicles going in to Mexico saw a black and silver 2014 Ford E450 Phoenix Cruiser recreational vehicle that matched the description of the missing vehicle at about 4:30 p.m., officials said.

Officers questioned the driver, an 18-year-old El Paso man, about the vehicle and he allegedly acted nervous and evasive, officials said. The man, whose name was not released, did not have any ownership documents for the vehicle, officials said.

CBP officers took the man into custody and determined that the RV was the same vehicle reported stolen earlier in the day. The vehicle was valued at about $145,000.

The El Paso Police Department were contacted and arrested the man on suspicion of vehicle theft.

The RV was turned over to a relative of the theft victim, officials said.

"The primary focus of our southbound inspections is to stop the flow of smuggled guns, ammunition and money," CBP El Paso Port Director Hector Mancha said in a statement. "The work CBP does uncover other violations as well as was the case Monday."

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